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BETEN'S BEAUTY SALON

The colour theme of the main ladies' salon is black and white.

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Interior decoration is an art that the partitions and walls of the main to be Tungsten and not Fluorescent requires a well developed artistic salon, which are painted white, with (which gives a different colour ren- sense as well as a knowledge of heavy black diagonal lines forming paints, fabrics, timbers, lighting and a diamond pattern. Large clear

Basically then, the lighting con- a thousand and one other materials mirrors set in rows on these walls

sists of direct downward lighting black, which have to be combined in the are

while furniture, fittings and finish of the beneath them the service shelves are overhead, with shades to shield the painted black with white cutlining

direct light from other customers. interior of the building, in order to Revelop the spirit of the architec- contrast. To relieve the effect of this With this in mind, the choice of fit- colcuring and to provide a different tings fell on the "Mondolite" range tural design and create an atmos-

shade of feeling, the rear wall of manufactured by Troughton & Young phere imbued with the warmth and the salon is

covered with figured of London. personality of those who are to live wall paper of olive green as the main colour, but with a continuous pat- tern of light green leaves and white buds.

and work therein.

True as this is of residences, it ap- plies with even greater force to busi- ness premises where the impression created is so important to the de- velopment of the enterprise.

The decorative scheme of the pre- mises occupied by Mrs. Beten's Beauty Parlour on the First Floor of Gloucester Building, was designed by Mr. John Howorth of Messrs. Leigh & Orange, and can be con- sidered an cutstanding example of practical and aesthetic planning. We are sure that it must be a pleasure to clients to enter this establishment. which creates a lasting impression conducive to a continuation of their patronage.

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These fittings are usually known as Diabolo, as they resemble the child's game in shape. A certain amount of light is cast upwards on the false ceil- ing, but the bulk of the light is cast It is essential to have

The main exposed columns painted dark green, while the ceiling downwards. is covered with acoustic tiles, the tex- some light on the ceiling, as this is ture of which has been allowed to low and the effect of a dark ceiling show through its white finish. These is very depressing. tiles thus act as a decorative fea- ture as well as a sound deadener.

The chairs are of teakwood with frames painted white, the upholstery being finished in different colours, mainly lemon yellow, but also in grey and rose.

For the ladies' section, it was de- cided in co-operation with the ar- chitects to use splashes of colour. as the predominating colour of the de-

ccrations of walls and floor was black and white. As the salon is divided into certain operating areas, it was decided to use different colours for different sections. Three colours were used Dark Red. Bright Yellow The shade material was of a special type of grained plastic.

The salon presents an interesting problem for the lighting engineer as it is essential to combine function and Pink. The overall effect is colourful, but with beauty. A high standard of light- not obtrusive, and the general colour ing is required for the craftsmen to scheme of black and white is reliev- see the work being carried out, but ed by touches of colour in strategic at the same time the lighting should spots, mainly in the chair upholstery be restful and attractive to the cus- and the lighting fixtures.

The floor of asphalt tiles is laid out in large squares of black and white, which theme is continued in

tomer.

As beauty is so often beheld in the normal lighting of the home, ball- room or restaurant, the lighting had

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In the men's section similar fit- with opaque

tings were used but shades. The rest of the electrical in- stallation was carried out in close co- operation with the owners and the Architects to ensure an adequate pro- vision of sockets for the various elec- trical apparatus used. Altogether